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Nintendo Wii: $250, Nov 19 -
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Indeed it was the opposite. Make something really cheap (read no raw power) that is easy to get into and is a ton of fun to play.
$250 isn't really cheap.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
No raw data about the processor power and thevid card power?
Asher or anyone, do you know the data?
p.s.: Secure Digital slot is a big winner, along with the possibility for using the GameCube controllers!
Technical specifications
Nintendo has, at present, released very little technical specifics regarding the Wii console. The known details include:[1]
Processor:
* CPU: IBM PowerPC processor codenamed "Broadway" (made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process)
GPU
* GPU: ATI "Hollywood" (made with a 90 nm CMOS process[27]).
Memory:
* 1T-SRAM [28]
Ports and peripheral capabilities:
* Up to four Wii Remote controllers (connected wirelessly via Bluetooth)
* One SD memory card slot
* Two USB 2.0 ports
* One Sensor Bar port
* Four Nintendo GameCube controller ports
* Two Nintendo GameCube memory card ports
* Compatible with optional USB 2.0 to Ethernet LAN adaptor
Storage:
* 512 MB built-in flash memory
* Expansion available via SD card memory and USB mass storage[10]
* Slot-loading disc drive compatible with:
o DVD (4.7 GB Single layer or 8.5 GB Dual Layer)
o 8 cm GameCube optical disc
* Mask ROM by Macronix[29]
Built-in content ratings systems:
* PEGI, ESRB
Video:
* Up to 480p and will work with a computer monitor as well as any TV or projector[30]
* Component (including Progressive scan), S-Video, or composite output
* 16:9 widescreen support
Back when I was at IBM (a year ago) the targetted clock speed for the CPU was 1 GHz. I'm not sure if that's still true today, but since they're not talking about it that's telling.
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At $250 it's worth it IMO, with the Virtual Console. Yes, there's emulation, but I'd much rather play on a console, on a TV, with a controller, than on my notebook.
Anyway, let me use my almost-mystical powers of deduction to work out the UK price... working!... working!... and the Wii will be released in Britain for... £250. God bless the 1:1 exchange rate that video game companies use.
Asher, you mentioned before (in another thread) that the Gamecube was a "failure." While I don't know the sales figures, there are 5 gamecubes on my floor of my dorm to 1 xbox and 2 ps2's, and everyone plays SSBM. We don't have any 360's. I expect we will have a few Revolution's come next semester, though.
Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Asher, you mentioned before (in another thread) that the Gamecube was a "failure." While I don't know the sales figures, there are 5 gamecubes on my floor of my dorm to 1 xbox and 2 ps2's, and everyone plays SSBM. We don't have any 360's. I expect we will have a few Revolution's come next semester, though.
Nintendo's marketshare has steadily fallen over the past two generations.
In that respect, it is a failure.
It does turn a profit, though that profit is getting smaller -- especially on the home console front.
It really doesn't matter if your dorm has lots of Gamecubes. Everyone out here has Xboxes and PS2s.
But then again, you are a lot younger and may enjoy the colorful Mario Sunshine games more than we do.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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